Predicting emerging and re-emerging disease outbreaks through internet search trends: An analysis from India

Sudip Bhattacharya; Sudip Bhattacharya

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.1

AIMS Public Health

2019, Volume 6, Issue 1: 1-3. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.1

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Predicting emerging and re-emerging disease outbreaks through internet search trends: An analysis from India

Sudip Bhattacharya ^,

Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, C-5/12, HIHT campus, Dehradun

Received: 18 December 2018 Accepted: 02 January 2019 Published: 07 January 2019

- outbreaks,
- infectious disease,
- surveillance
Citation: Sudip Bhattacharya. Predicting emerging and re-emerging disease outbreaks through internet search trends: An analysis from India[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2019, 6(1): 1-3. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.1

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